# Latest

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## [Are specific terms ignored from searches?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-specific-terms-ignored-from-searches/106208)

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**Author:** [@RobMeade](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RobMeade)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 8:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-specific-terms-ignored-from-searches/106208 "2024-10-14T20:32:02Z")

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I’m having a few difficulties with the search functionality today. We have an automated process we creates topics based on a lecture from a course, an example may be; About ‘Implementing Health & Damage’ I found mys…

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## [No search results on query "down"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-search-results-on-query-down/330857)

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**Author:** [@MarcP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MarcP)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 8:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-search-results-on-query-down/330857 "2024-10-14T20:06:20Z")

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Discovered on my own instance, and could repro on meta. The title says it all, just search “down” on meta. There are plenty results on Google.

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## [Improve required tag groups copy on the category settings page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improve-required-tag-groups-copy-on-the-category-settings-page/270555)

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**Author:** [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 7:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improve-required-tag-groups-copy-on-the-category-settings-page/270555 "2024-10-14T19:23:32Z")

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Discourse respects the order of tag groups in the category required tag groups setting, but there’s no indication of this functionality in the setting’s description. I ran into this issue yesterday when trying to figure …

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## [Multiple server install / miscellaneous ip](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-server-install-miscellaneous-ip/113510)

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**Author:** [@eextra](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eextra)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 7:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-server-install-miscellaneous-ip/113510 "2024-10-14T19:10:49Z")

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I would like to create two forum using discourse. I’m thinking about doing this by installing with multiple method Can I assign different ip to each forum so that google/inquisitive eyes do not know that they are relat…

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## [DNS settings for www](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dns-settings-for-www/325772)

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**Author:** [@microhit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/microhit)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 6:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dns-settings-for-www/325772 "2024-10-14T18:52:55Z")

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Forum in yaml is deployed as meta.sportstyle.com If i load “meta.sportstyle.com” it works fine, but if i load https://sportstyle.com or www.sportstyle.com it doesnt work. How can i redirect it, such that typing https:/…

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## [Update topics entered settings to align with decision made in "What is the difference between “entered” and “read”?" topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-topics-entered-settings-to-align-with-decision-made-in-what-is-the-difference-between-entered-and-read-topic/330835)

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**Author:** [@T\_Disco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/T_Disco)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 4:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-topics-entered-settings-to-align-with-decision-made-in-what-is-the-difference-between-entered-and-read-topic/330835 "2024-10-14T16:46:03Z")

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Suggestion: For consistency, at: /admin/site\_settings/category/all\_results?filter=topics%20entered change the text ‘entered’ to ‘viewed’ and ‘enter’ to ‘view’: To align with the decision made in:

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## [Cannot put the template in the desired outlet](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-put-the-template-in-the-desired-outlet/330650)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 2:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-put-the-template-in-the-desired-outlet/330650 "2024-10-14T14:16:11Z")

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I’m trying to put a template in a specific plugin outlet in my javascripts/discourse/initializers/persistent-banner.gjs. Code: import Component from "@glimmer/component"; import { apiInitializer } from "discourse/lib/a…

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## [3.4.0.x: Wiki text functionality disappeared](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-4-0-x-wiki-text-functionality-disappeared/330734)

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**Author:** [@Thomas\_Rother](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thomas_Rother)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 9:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-4-0-x-wiki-text-functionality-disappeared/330734 "2024-10-14T09:21:47Z")

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With the latest build of 3.4.0.beta3-dev \[d3f09f8f61\] (maybe even a bit earlier) the wiki functionality disappeared on my instance: New posts can not be re-configured as wiki posts. Although all user groups in settings …

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## [Sweet Discourse!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sweet-discourse/73877)

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**Author:** [@ShadowPauler](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ShadowPauler)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 8:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sweet-discourse/73877 "2024-10-14T08:04:06Z")

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Let me tell you why I think Discourse is the best, forum software out there now, please know this is my personal opinion and is now a general fact, but could be one sooner or later… Discourse is forum software in develo…

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## [Can I switch the site being used as provider (staging to prod)?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-switch-the-site-being-used-as-provider-staging-to-prod/330577)

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**Author:** [@Firsh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Firsh)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 6:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-switch-the-site-being-used-as-provider-staging-to-prod/330577 "2024-10-14T06:58:48Z")

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I have a few months old staging copy of a WP site. I thought I’d try how the SSO works with the forum (closed for signups, not yet launched) and then later connect with the production site, which will have a bit more use…

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## [I am very interested in the 'documentation' feature](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-am-very-interested-in-the-documentation-feature/330717)

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**Author:** [@wenqin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wenqin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 1:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-am-very-interested-in-the-documentation-feature/330717 "2024-10-14T01:54:49Z")

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Can I ask how this documentation is set up? Or is it because I haven’t updated to the latest version of the forum?

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## [Using templates when quoting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-templates-when-quoting/330276)

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**Author:** [@satonotdead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satonotdead)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 11:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-templates-when-quoting/330276 "2024-10-13T23:57:32Z")

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I wonder if it’s possible to use this plugin when quoting and posting a new topic. The use case is moving support reports to their respective categories. Currently, there is no way to quote and make a new topic because…

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## [Can't create topic with tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-create-topic-with-tags/330462)

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**Author:** [@Rick\_Jing](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rick_Jing)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 10:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-create-topic-with-tags/330462 "2024-10-13T22:47:23Z")

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I tried to create topic with tags, got 500 internal server error, there’s no permission issue, I can create topic without tags via API and create topic with those tags on the web application. is anything I missed he…

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## [Discourse REST API comprehensive examples](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-rest-api-comprehensive-examples/274354)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 10:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-rest-api-comprehensive-examples/274354 "2024-10-13T22:20:18Z")

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There are several guides covering various API uses or explanations. This one gives practical and comprehensive examples on how to use it. :warning: All code examples in this guide aren’t meant to display good practic…

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## [How do I back up only forum configuration information?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-back-up-only-forum-configuration-information/330348)

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**Author:** [@CAKE\_NICE](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CAKE_NICE)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 10:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-back-up-only-forum-configuration-information/330348 "2024-10-13T22:14:21Z")

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I just want to back up some settings, but I don’t want to back up topics and comments I want to back up the configuration information in the settings, not the threads and comments and uploads Or I can run some command …

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## [Logo missing at random](https://meta.discourse.org/t/logo-missing-at-random/330671)

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**Author:** [@MarcP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MarcP)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 9:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/logo-missing-at-random/330671 "2024-10-13T21:53:31Z")

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Seeing this happen (since today?).. seems very random. Tried clearing cache, didn’t have any effect.

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## [Create a new user with API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-new-user-with-api/330685)

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**Author:** [@hoangphuctran93](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hoangphuctran93)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 3:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-new-user-with-api/330685 "2024-10-13T15:31:18Z")

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Hi everyone, recently I had an idea about creating some fake users through API to tag usernames when mentioned in the article. These fake users will be initialized with introductory information linking to the author that…

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## [Need to setup discourse in ubuntu 22.04 server for my organization use](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-to-setup-discourse-in-ubuntu-22-04-server-for-my-organization-use/330554)

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**Author:** [@RaviKumar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RaviKumar)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 3:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-to-setup-discourse-in-ubuntu-22-04-server-for-my-organization-use/330554 "2024-10-13T15:05:34Z")

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Dear All, I need help to setup discourse application at my Ubuntu 22.04 server (Couple of other applications are also running on the same server) . So, this means i need discourse stable version to install for productio…

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## [Removing the /2, /3, /4, etc links for each reply within a topic URL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-the-2-3-4-etc-links-for-each-reply-within-a-topic-url/209648)

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**Author:** [@SethWilliams](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SethWilliams)\
**Replies:** 33\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-the-2-3-4-etc-links-for-each-reply-within-a-topic-url/209648 "2024-10-13T15:03:11Z")

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I’m wondering if there’s a way to remove canonical links entirely from a Discourse forum. I’m referring to the /2, /3, /4, etc extensions that show up for each topic URL as a user scrolls down the page. I would like to …

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## [Can I duplicate a group?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-duplicate-a-group/330649)

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**Author:** [@ludwikc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ludwikc)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 2:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-duplicate-a-group/330649 "2024-10-13T14:08:23Z")

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Is there a way to duplicate a group? I’ve created a category for Courses and the Subcategory for Course1 as I had only one in the beginning. Now, as I created Course2 subcategory and created the appropriate group for it…

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## [What is the size of the uploaded image?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-size-of-the-uploaded-image/330666)

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**Author:** [@Elena](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Elena)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 1:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-size-of-the-uploaded-image/330666 "2024-10-13T13:41:47Z")

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Hi,I have two things that make me confused： 1.I installed a component，but I don’t know what’s size of image I should upload? https://github.com/discourse/discourse-big-carousel-component 2.I want to customize the b…

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## [Questions about reply-by-email address](https://meta.discourse.org/t/questions-about-reply-by-email-address/330662)

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**Author:** [@Firsh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Firsh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 10:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/questions-about-reply-by-email-address/330662 "2024-10-13T10:52:39Z")

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Can the reply-by-email address be the same as what I set up during install, from which the transactional emails come from? There is no mailbox behind that at the moment. If so, what happens if someone replies to a regul…

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## [Markdown highlight support like ==](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-highlight-support-like/330208)

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**Author:** [@whitewaterdeu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/whitewaterdeu)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 9:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-highlight-support-like/330208 "2024-10-13T09:54:27Z")

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it’s supported by this component to highlight something in topic but this component just allow specific syntax \<mark\>something i want to highlight\</mark\> is there some component or plugin to support other syntax ? I…

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## [Removing \[\] from email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-from-email/330387)

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**Author:** [@Sidi\_Codet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sidi_Codet)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 9:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-from-email/330387 "2024-10-13T09:45:17Z")

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Please how do I remove this from our email generated for users \[Naliss Community\]

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## [Troubleshooting a slow site that was pretty zippy until this morning](https://meta.discourse.org/t/troubleshooting-a-slow-site-that-was-pretty-zippy-until-this-morning/330019)

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**Author:** [@omarfilip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omarfilip)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 4:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/troubleshooting-a-slow-site-that-was-pretty-zippy-until-this-morning/330019 "2024-10-13T04:45:29Z")

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How would I go about troubleshooting a site that’s become slow (for no apparent reason) today? Resource use is very low: This is a 16 GB Memory / 4 AMD vCPUs / 200 GB Disk / SFO3 - Ubuntu 24.04 (LTS) x64 droplet wit…

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## [Why Discourse is the Ultimate Community-Building Platform](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-discourse-is-the-ultimate-community-building-platform/330569)

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**Author:** [@Sidi\_Codet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sidi_Codet)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2024, 12:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-discourse-is-the-ultimate-community-building-platform/330569 "2024-10-12T12:45:44Z")

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I don’t know why people haven’t heard of Discourse in my country. To be sincere, this is supposed to be one of the best and award-winning community-building platforms. The fact that it’s open source just adds to its appe…

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## [How to Edit the Menu Design and User Profile Design](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-edit-the-menu-design-and-user-profile-design/330566)

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**Author:** [@Sidi\_Codet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sidi_Codet)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 1:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-edit-the-menu-design-and-user-profile-design/330566 "2024-10-13T01:44:00Z")

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Can the designs for menu, signup, and profile be customized in Discourse when using the INK theme?

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## [Showing tag description in link preview instead of "Topics tagged: tag\_name"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/showing-tag-description-in-link-preview-instead-of-topics-tagged-tag-name/237632)

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**Author:** [@attj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/attj)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 12:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/showing-tag-description-in-link-preview-instead-of-topics-tagged-tag-name/237632 "2024-10-13T00:46:14Z")

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When I link the main page of a tag Topics tagged automation . The link preview reads “Topics tagged tag\_name”. Is it possible to customize this text, possibly including the tag description?

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## [Rounded login buttons](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rounded-login-buttons/330615)

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**Author:** [@davidtdc3377](https://meta.discourse.org/u/davidtdc3377)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2024, 8:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rounded-login-buttons/330615 "2024-10-12T20:17:24Z")

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I want to make my login buttons for the platforms (i.e Google, github) rounded, how do I do this? Can anyone help? Thanks!

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## [Cannot send email - problem with TLS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-send-email-problem-with-tls/330606)

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**Author:** [@laplasz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/laplasz)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2024, 7:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-send-email-problem-with-tls/330606 "2024-10-12T19:00:47Z")

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Just used /discourse-doctor and got the following error on mail test: Not able to send email Net::ReadTimeout Then I set DISCOURSE\_SMTP\_FORCE\_TLS: true as recommended here: Cannot send email - problem with port 465 - #…

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